WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington declined Monday to order the dismissal of the Michael Flynn prosecution, permitting a judge to scrutinize the Justice Department's request to dismiss its case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser. The decision keeps the matter at least temporarily alive and rebuffs efforts...
First Direct Israel-UAE Flight Lands in Abu Dhabi Amid Deal
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A Star of David-adorned El Al plane flew from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi in the first-ever direct commercial passenger flight between the two countries. The Israeli flag carrier’s flight marked...
When Trump Talks Law and Order, Some Wisconsin Voters Listen
DE PERE, Wis. — Alexis Arnold says she's sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building. “Why are we so broken right now?” the 44-year-old art gallery owner wondered. The uncertainty is drawing her to whatever...
Police Investigate Possible Shot Fired at LA Trump Caravan
LOS ANGELES — Police searched apartment buildings for three men following reports that someone may have fired a shot at a car caravan of supporters of President Donald Trump that rolled through Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities said. Police responded to the sprawling complex shortly before noon after receiving reports...
Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows To Fact-Check
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won't skip debates with President Donald Trump this fall, vowing he'll use the opportunity to confront his rival and be a “fact checker on the floor." Biden said Thursday there’s no question the debates will take place, after House Speaker Nancy...
Trump Lashes Biden, Defies Pandemic on White House Stage
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour...
Trump’s Big Night: Expect Talk of GOP Progress, Dem Anarchy
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of America in decline and he offered a singular solution: himself. Though Trump has been president for three-and-a-half years, his rhetoric about the state of the...
‘Fighting for You’: First Lady Makes Her Case for Trump Vote
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Mrs. Trump...
Trump Complains of Roll Call Coverage; Networks Cut Speech Off
NEW YORK — The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot. President Donald Trump complained about spotty coverage of the roll call vote that renominated him as the Republican candidate for...
Trump Ordered to Pay $44,100 in Stormy Daniels Legal Fees
LOS ANGELES — A California court ordered President Donald Trump this week to pay $44,100 in attorney fees to porn actress Stormy Daniels to pay for her legal battle over her effort to cancel a hush money deal brokered to keep her quiet about their sexual relationship a decade ago....